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Noun Lao(s) or Laotian(s)
Adjective Lao or Laotian Ethnic groups
Lao 55%, Khmou 11%, Hmong 8%, other (over 100 minor ethnic groups) 26% (2005 census) Languages
Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages Religions
Buddhist 67%, Christian 1.5%, other and unspecified 31.5% (2005 census) Population World Ranking: 102
6,586,266 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
36.7% (male 1,197,579/female 1,181,523) 15-64 years 59.6% (male 1,908,176/female 1,950,544) 65 years and over 3.7% (male 107,876/female 131,513) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 21.4 years
Male 21.1 years Female 21.6 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 71
1.655% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 55
25.68 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 102
7.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 153
-1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 33% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 4.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
VIENTIANE (capital) 799,000 (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.04 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.82 male(s)/female Total population 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 20
470 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 35
Total 57.77 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 63.68 deaths/1,000 live births Female 51.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 179
Total population 62.77 years
Male 60.85 years Female 64.76 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 59
3.06 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 91
6.5% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.272 physicians/1,000 population (2005) Hospital bed density
1.2 beds/1,000 population (2005) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 107
0.2% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 106
8,500 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 111
Fewer than 200 (2009 est.)
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk Very high
Food or waterborne diseases Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever Vectorborne diseases Dengue fever and malariaNote Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds
(2009) Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 69
1.2% (2000)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 16
31.6% (2006)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 151
2.3% of GDP (2008)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 73%Male 83% Female 63% (2005 Census) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 9 years
Male 10 years Female 9 years (2008)
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